Mbarara District

by February 17, 2018

The access rates in Mbarara vary from 37 % in Kashare Sub-County to 95 % in Bugamba Sub-County.
Mbarara has 4,462 domestic water points which serve a total of 300,436 people – 227,920 in rural areas.
249 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned.
Mbarara has 1 piped schemes.

Access

59%

Rural Functionality

94%

Equity

18

Management

92%

Gender

95%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50

250

1,000

2,000

100

500

1,500

BKRBukiro251

Bukiro
Population 251

KGNKagongi288

Kagongi
Population 288

KDVKakiika DIV185

Kakiika DIV
Population 185

KSHKashare234

Kashare
Population 234

RBYRubaya128

Rubaya
Population 128

RBNRubindi324

Rubindi
Population 324

RWNRwanyamahembe223

Rwanyamahembe
Population 223

KKBKakoba DIV5,098

Kakoba DIV
Population 5,098

KMKKamukuzi DIV2,335

Kamukuzi DIV
Population 2,335

NDVNyamitanga DIV1,349

Nyamitanga DIV
Population 1,349

BGMBugamba240

Bugamba
Population 240

MWZMwizi265

Mwizi
Population 265

NDJNdeija214

Ndeija
Population 214

RGNRugando238

Rugando
Population 238

BBRBubaare123

Bubaare
Population 123

BDVBiharwe208

Biharwe
Population 208

NYKNyakayojo Div267

Nyakayojo Div
Population 267

Population figures are projections to the above mentioned date based on UBOS census 2014 and district growth rates. Population density is calculated on land area only. Boundaries reflect the preliminary status only.

Access to Safe Water

20 %

60 %

40 %

80 %

Total Access59 %

Rural Access77 %

Urban Access35 %

BBRBubaare
64 %

Bubaare
Population Served 15,370

BDVBiharwe
NWSC

Biharwe
Population Served NWSC

BGMBugamba
95 %

Bugamba
Population Served 35,366

BKRBukiro
94 %

Bukiro
Population Served 14,688

KDVKakiika DIV
NWSC

Kakiika DIV
Population Served NWSC

KGNKagongi
78 %

Kagongi
Population Served 17,377

KKBKakoba DIV
NWSC

Kakoba DIV
Population Served NWSC

KMKKamukuzi DIV
NWSC

Kamukuzi DIV
Population Served NWSC

KSHKashare
37 %

Kashare
Population Served 9,018

MWZMwizi
69 %

Mwizi
Population Served 25,710

NDJNdeija
95 %

Ndeija
Population Served 32,089

NDVNyamitanga DIV
NWSC

Nyamitanga DIV
Population Served NWSC

NYKNyakayojo Div
NWSC

Nyakayojo Div
Population Served NWSC

RBNRubindi
92 %

Rubindi
Population Served 23,403

RBYRubaya
47 %

Rubaya
Population Served 9,267

RGNRugando
95 %

Rugando
Population Served 27,464

RWNRwanyamahembe
63 %

Rwanyamahembe
Population Served 18,163

Access to safe water is the ratio of people served by a safe water point and piped water supply to the total population.The calculation is based on an estimated number of people per water point type. Maximum access rate can be 95%.

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 %

80 %

70 %

90 %

Rural Functionality94 %

Urban Functionality95 %

BBRBubaare
94 %

Bubaare
Functional Sources 272

BDVBiharwe
NWSC

Biharwe
Functional Sources 192

BGMBugamba
96 %

Bugamba
Functional Sources 454

BKRBukiro
89 %

Bukiro
Functional Sources 205

KDVKakiika DIV
NWSC

Kakiika DIV
Functional Sources 77

KGNKagongi
83 %

Kagongi
Functional Sources 145

KKBKakoba DIV
NWSC

Kakoba DIV
Functional Sources Unknown

KMKKamukuzi DIV
NWSC

Kamukuzi DIV
Functional Sources Unknown

KSHKashare
96 %

Kashare
Functional Sources 271

MWZMwizi
99 %

Mwizi
Functional Sources 864

NDJNdeija
86 %

Ndeija
Functional Sources 247

NDVNyamitanga DIV
NWSC

Nyamitanga DIV
Functional Sources Unknown

NYKNyakayojo Div
NWSC

Nyakayojo Div
Functional Sources 371

RBNRubindi
92 %

Rubindi
Functional Sources 295

RBYRubaya
99 %

Rubaya
Functional Sources 283

RGNRugando
91 %

Rugando
Functional Sources 264

RWNRwanyamahembe
97 %

Rwanyamahembe
Functional Sources 273

Functionality is the ratio of functional water sources to all water sources. Sources not operating for five or more years are assumed to be abandoned, and hence are not included in the calculation.